nasal - nosní
BrE
/'neɪzl/
AmE
/'neɪzl/

adjective - related to the nose or its functions, such as breathing, smelling, or sound production

 
cartilage - chrupavka
BrE
/'kɑ:tɪlɪdʒ/
AmE
/'kɑ:rtɪlɪdʒ/

noun - a white substance in joints that prevents the bones from rubbing against each other

eyeball
eyeball - odhadnout (míru pohledem), odhadnout od oka
BrE
/'aɪˌbɔ:l/
AmE
/'aɪˌbɔ:l/

verb - to estimate the size, amount or measurements of something by only looking at it

hold-up
hold-up - zdržení
BrE
/'həʊldˌʌp/
AmE
/'hoʊldˌʌp/

noun - a delay, the state of being prevented from happening (esp. for a short time)

 
graft - roubovat, naroubovat (strom, rostlinu)
BrE
/'grɑ:ft/
AmE
/'græft/

verb, technical - to attach a piece of a plant to the bottom of a different plant

telling-off
telling-off - vynadání, vyhubování, kartáč
BrE
/ˌtelɪŋ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌtelɪŋ'ɑ:f/

noun, British English, informal - the act of speaking angrily to somebody who has done something bad or wrong

 
pome - malvice (plod s jadřincem)
BrE
/'pəʊm/
AmE
/'poʊm/

noun - a type of fruit with many small seeds in the middle (e.g. apples, pears)

 
hallmark - znak, punc, typický rys, charakteristický znak
BrE
/'hɔ:lmɑ:k/
AmE
/'hɔ:lmɑ:rk/

noun - a distinctive feature or characteristic that clearly shows the quality or identity of something

palisade
palisade - palisáda, ohrada (kůlová), kůlová ohrada
BrE
/ˌpælɪ'seɪd/
AmE
/ˌpælɪ'seɪd/

noun - a kind of defensive wall made by putting logs one next to the other

incompetence
incompetence - neschopnost, nekompetentnost, neodbornost, nezpůsobilost, nekvalifikovanost
BrE
/ɪn'kɒmpətəns/
AmE
/ɪn'kɑ:mpətəns/

noun - the lack of ability, skill, or knowledge needed to do something successfully or correctly

tip off
tip off - nahlásit (policii), udat (policii), varovat (policii), dát tip (policii)
BrE
/ˌtɪp'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌtɪp'ɑ:f/

verb - to secretly tell someone important information, usually to warn them or help the police

grey
grey - šedá barva
BrE
/'greɪ/
AmE
/'greɪ/

noun - the color of an elephant or a mouse, it's something between white and black

 
shipwreck - ztroskotání
BrE
/'ʃɪprek/
AmE
/'ʃɪprek/

noun - the destruction of a ship at sea due to an accident or a storm

 
preference - upřednostnění
BrE
/'prefrəns/
AmE
/'prefrəns/

noun - the fact that you like someone or something more than another thing or person

 
observance - dodržování, zachování
BrE
/əb'zɜ:vəns/
AmE
/əb'zɜ:rvəns/

noun - the act of obeying a law or celebrating something according to a particular custom